Posted by doug in illinois on May 25, 2011 at 18:33:17 from (173.233.168.105):
Many years ago I had CB radios before they became a fad. First ones were Johnson tube types, 3 channel crystal controlled. Channels 10, 12, and 14. Call sign was KWA7191. That would have been late 60's.
When the fad hit I enjoyed it except for the idiots who had nothing to say. I went to sideband to be able to talk to who I had to, including the radios in our trucks and sprayers back at the grain elevator. Sideband would at least double your range anyhow.
That is in the past. CB is dead except for the occasional trucker that still has one.
Now, to get to the point: I don't talk much on a radio anymore, but would like to be able to in an emergency (like happened in Joplin). I already have the ARRL Ham Radio License Manual, and am NOT going to cheat by just learning all the answers to the test.
My concern is, how many of the test questions are directly related to the metric units? I know all are indirectly, and we can bring a calculator to the test but none of my calculators will handle stuff as small as the Pico unit, which is 10 to the -12th power or on the other end Tera which is 10 to the +12th power.
Wish I would have been brought up on the metric system. It is a little hard for this old dog to get his arms around it.
I would just be running a 2 meter or dual band handheld from in the car, with a magnet mount antenna. Probably a 5 or 7 watt high power unit with 1 or 2 watt low power similar to a ICOM 92AD or similar. Might get once of the dirt cheap "off breed" radios for a starter unit.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Old Time Threshing - by Anthony West. A lovely harvest evening late September 1947, I was a school boy, like all school boys I loved harvest time. The golden corn ripens well and early, the stoking, stacking,.... the drawing in with the tractors and trailers and a few buck rakes thrown in, and possibly a heavy horse. It would be a great day for the collies and the terrier dogs, rats and mice would be at the bottom of the stacks so the dogs, would have a busy time hunting and killing, all the corn was gathered and ricked in what we c
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
